diff --git a/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.c b/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.c
index 13eaf16ecd16..87595c594b12 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/mt29f_spinand/mt29f_spinand.c
@@ -496,8 +496,12 @@ static int spinand_program_page(struct spi_device *spi_nand,
 	if (!wbuf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	enable_read_hw_ecc = 0;
-	spinand_read_page(spi_nand, page_id, 0, CACHE_BUF, wbuf);
+	enable_read_hw_ecc = 1;
+	retval = spinand_read_page(spi_nand, page_id, 0, CACHE_BUF, wbuf);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		dev_err(&spi_nand->dev, "ecc error on read page!!!\n");
+		return retval;
+	}
 
 	for (i = offset, j = 0; i < len; i++, j++)
 		wbuf[i] &= buf[j];